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| Age: |
23 |
| Born: |
January 16, 1997 |
| Birthplace: |
Fort Myers, FL |
| Height: |
6-3 |
| Weight: |
185 |
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Right |
| Throws: |
Right |
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| Drafted: |
5th round, 2018 by BOS |
| How Acquired: |
Draft |
| College: |
Central Florida |
| High School: |
Bishop Verot
Catholic (FL) |
| ETA: |
Late 2021 |
Photo ©
Kelly O'Connor
Thaddeus Ward photos by Kelly O'Connor
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| First Pro Contract: |
June 15, 2018 (BOS) |
| Signing Scout: |
Stephen Hargett |
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Signing Bonus: |
$275,000 |
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Rule 5 Draft Eligible: |
December 2021 |
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MLFA Eligible: |
November 2024 |
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| Pro Debut: |
July 4, 2018 (Lowell) |
| Added to 40-man: |
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| MLB Debut: |
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| Service Time (1/20): |
0 days |
| Options Remaining: |
3 (0 used) |
| Contract (2020): |
MiLB contract |
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| Twitter: |
@TWard_12 |
| Instagram: |
@thaddeus_ward_32 |
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Scouting Report
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Physical
Description: Athletic right-hander with some projection in his
upper body.
Mechanics: Throws from a
three-quarters arm slot from the first base side. Starts in the stretch
but then steps like he is throwing from the wind-up. Loose arm action.
Stab behind during his delivery. Comes across body. Arm gets out of sync
of the rest of his delivery at times. Gets good extension. Maintains
delivery deep into games.
Fastball: Four-seam and sinker. 91-95 mph.
Four-seamer tops out at 96 mph. Pitch shows late movement down and
in on right-handed hitters. Could add velocity as he matures. Potential plus offering.
Cutter:
87-88 mph. Two-seam grip similar to Rick Porcello. New pitch to his arsenal for the 2019 season which he has
really taken to. Late horizontal movement. Serves as a very nice
compliment to his fastball which shows run.
Slider:
81-83 mph true slider. Horizontal shape. Ideal sidespin. Pitch shows bite and has strong
feel. Can throw for strikes in the zone or bury it down and out of the
zone when ahead in the count. Potential plus offering.
Curveball: 76-79 mph. Vertical, 12-6 shape. Pitch is more
of a show me offering at this point.
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Changeup:
84-86 mph. Throws with deceptive arm speed. Pitch shows fade and looks
like a fastball until late. Can be on the firm side, but flashed average
potential in 2018. Hasn't incorporated the pitch during the 2019 season,
seemingly dropping it in favor of a cutter.
Career
Notes: Was named first team All-American Conference in
2018 after his junior season. Strikeout rate jumped considerably over
college career. Was moved to the rotation upon signing. Participated in
the 2018 Fall Instructional League.
Summation:
Projects as a swingman type, though with addition of new cutter now has a
much better chance to start. Will show three at least averageish pitches
now with the fastball, cutter, and slider flashing above-average to plus
potential. Ability to stick as a starter will depend on improvement of
fastball command and refinement of secondaries pitches.
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2016 |
Central Florida |
NCAA |
Coll |
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19 |
1 |
2 |
0.333 |
5.85 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
20.0 |
18 |
14 |
13 |
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11 |
14 |
1.60 |
0.79 |
4.95 |
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2017 |
Central Florida |
NCAA |
Coll |
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20 |
4 |
0 |
1.000 |
2.29 |
26 |
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35.1 |
36 |
13 |
9 |
0 |
12 |
32 |
1.36 |
2.67 |
8.15 |
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2018 |
Central Florida |
NCAA |
Coll |
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21 |
4 |
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0.500 |
3.27 |
22 |
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2 |
63.1 |
46 |
28 |
23 |
1 |
26 |
84 |
1.14 |
3.23 |
11.94 |
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2018 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
A- |
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21 |
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3 |
0.000 |
3.77 |
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31.0 |
33 |
21 |
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27 |
1.45 |
2.25 |
7.84 |
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Greenville |
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22 |
5 |
2 |
0.714 |
1.99 |
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72.1 |
51 |
24 |
16 |
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35 |
87 |
1.05 |
2.49 |
10.82 |
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Salem |
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0.500 |
2.33 |
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54.0 |
38 |
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32 |
70 |
1.30 |
2.19 |
11.67 |
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Awards |
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SoxProspects.com Awards |
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2019 South Atlantic League All-Star
2019 Red Sox Minor League Pitcher
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SoxProspects.com
Pitcher of the Week
(May 13-19, 2019)
SoxProspects.com
Pitcher of the Week
(May 20-26, 2019)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (May 2019)
SoxProspects.com
Pitcher of the Week (June 3-9, 2019)
2019 SoxProspects.com All-Star
2019 SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Year |
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